I picked up my clients, who were camping at Sebago Lake State Park, at the state launch dock. It was a beautiful summer evening, perfect for their sunset and cruise and fishing trip. We motored to one of my favorite evening fishing spots and I set out four lines. Two rods were rigged with lead […]
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Restore Maine’s place as bastion of wild, native fish
A recent state proposal invests too much in harmful fish hatcheries, says the chairman of the Maine chapter of the Native Fish Coalition.
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Posted inNation & World
Interior secretary urges Biden to fully protect 3 national monuments weakened by Trump
Trump permitted commercial fishing on the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the New England coast, and removed most federal protections there.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Bassing tops the list this month
I can see my dad sitting in his plastic chair at the end of the dock. The sun is slowly sinking in the west and an orange hue hangs in the sky. He has an old cup filled with nightcrawlers at his feet and a cigar in his right hand. A bobber rests on the […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Land for Maine’s Future bills are flawed but can be fixed
Allowing hunting, fishing and trapping on conserved land should be decided at the local level, not as part of the bonding process.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Turkey and trout own this month
After another COVID-induced lockdown winter, who doesn’t want to get out, dust off their turkey hunting and trout fishing gear and get outdoors? With that theme in mind, let’s take a look at the local hunting and fishing scene. For anglers, Sebago Lake is just starting to warm up and produce fish. An early ice-out […]
Posted inNation & World
Biologists reel in a 240-pound fish from the Detroit River that likely hatched a century ago
The lake sturgeon, considered a threatened species in Michigan, has endured a lot – from a boom in commercial fishing that continued into the early 1900s, periods of over-harvesting, and habitat loss.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Maine Guide celebrates four seasons of sporting adventures
Tom Roth’s “A Sporting Year in Maine” is a month-by-month journey in the year of a Maine outdoorsman, who counts Sebago Lake as one of his favorite fishing spots.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: April means ice-out angling action
This year has certainly been a doozie, so far. We had a brief winter with only Jordan Bay freezing up for a short while, many of us are on lockdown in our homes to reduce the spread of the coronavirus and spring seems to have come early to this part of the world. There’s only […]
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Pandemic has fueled a surge in fishing, including newbies to the sport
Maine fishing guides and officials across New England report there was greater interest in fishing in 2020, and some anticipate it will remain that way this year.